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. >>> when moammar gadhafi was still alive, when he was still the dictator of libya, gadhafi had a plan to settle the conflict between israel and the palestinians. to settle that issue once and for all in a very simple way, all you had to do, he said, was make a new place. a new place that would be called isratine. so it was like israel and palestine but you combined them so it would be isratine. he thought just calling a new place that would settle everything. moammar gadhafi also had a condoleezza price problem in he loved condoleezza rice too much. when his compound in tripoli was overrun by rebel forces one thing he found in his living quarters was a mash book of pictures and clippings about condoleezza rice. every page a new thing about condoleezza rice. eke. gadhafi it turns out was also afraid of the top floors of buildings that had multiple floors. ga dauf dhafi also never liked to go anywhere without a ukrainian nurse. he had a whole fleet of ukrainian nurses. there was one familiar blond one he liked with him at all times. gadhafi's son once booked mariah carey to perform for
. >>> when moammar gadhafi was still alive, when he was still the dictator of libya, gadhafi had a plan to settle the conflict between israel and the palestinians. to settle that issue once and for all in a very simple way, all you had to do, he said, was make a new place. a new place that would be called isratine. so it was like israel and palestine but you combined them so it would be isratine. he thought just calling a new place that would settle everything. moammar gadhafi also had...
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>> reporter: we did amazing work in libya to help depose moammar gadhafi. but at the same time, there are real elements in tunisia, libya, that are really quite against the american interests. if you look at the polling, very high percentages, it will be hard for the governments that are trying to formulate themselves and try to regain control of the nations and control the negative elements of the society. >> michael lighter, thank you very much for joining us from washington. and now, to how all of it became political today in the race for president. mitt romney somehow wanted today to be about america apologizing for its values, even after it became clear that today was about the death of an american ambassador and others, in one of two attacks on american interests on 9/11, no less. and instead of backing away, romney doubled down on his position. our chief political correspondent chuck todd has been following this all day. >> reporter: good evening, well, last night, mitt romney turned the attack and brought it into the presidential campaign, despite b
>> reporter: we did amazing work in libya to help depose moammar gadhafi. but at the same time, there are real elements in tunisia, libya, that are really quite against the american interests. if you look at the polling, very high percentages, it will be hard for the governments that are trying to formulate themselves and try to regain control of the nations and control the negative elements of the society. >> michael lighter, thank you very much for joining us from washington. and...
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necessarily believe that the drones ever left libya in their surveillance role after the toppling of gadhafi. do you think in egypt it's possible that the u.s. has to consider fortifying security around the embassy with further marines there? and do you think that what's being sent to libya may actually end up in something looking like a military engagement there, of any kind, or do you think that's essentially going to stay a defensive posture? >> reporter: i think there's already types of of special operations going on in libya, in mali, where al qaeda has operated. there was great concern in the military community that all of this libyan weaponry suddenly disappeared as gadhafi's regime collapsed. so i know the military has been very concerned about this, concerned about the numerous militant factions. if you remember, when we covered the libyan revolution, there was all this weaponry, these rpgs, the armories that were being looted. well, when the regime fell, a lot of that weaponry just disappeared. and the rebels never disarmed. there was no weapons collection program, so the country s
necessarily believe that the drones ever left libya in their surveillance role after the toppling of gadhafi. do you think in egypt it's possible that the u.s. has to consider fortifying security around the embassy with further marines there? and do you think that what's being sent to libya may actually end up in something looking like a military engagement there, of any kind, or do you think that's essentially going to stay a defensive posture? >> reporter: i think there's already types...
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relationship with the new government out of benghazi supporting those rebels who were trying to oust gadhafi. the fact that he was one of the victims henrichson says shows that the new government does not have control and it is so unstable that it could spell trouble for the u.s. >> it's going to have a negative impact, at least initially, because the united states will be very wary of libya. they'll be very wary of the fact are they being told one thing by the government that wants to cozy up, wants american money. yet on the other hand are they encouraging elements, or at least giving them a certain tolerance to operate. we've seen that happen in egypt where the government will say one thing in english to us and another thing in arabic to its followers and other people in the world. one of the things to look for, do they really round up these people? are they tried? are they brought to justice? if that doesn't happen, that's a pretty good sign that the government is either complicit or doesn't want to be bothered very much. >> reporter: and henrichson warns that the u.s. cannot afford to l
relationship with the new government out of benghazi supporting those rebels who were trying to oust gadhafi. the fact that he was one of the victims henrichson says shows that the new government does not have control and it is so unstable that it could spell trouble for the u.s. >> it's going to have a negative impact, at least initially, because the united states will be very wary of libya. they'll be very wary of the fact are they being told one thing by the government that wants to...
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in many ways he helped them achieve the liberation of moammar gadhafi so it is even more tragic that he was killed by this mob. >> richard engel reporting from cairo. just about to go to the state department. secretary clinton expected to speak any minutes. just a couple of other minutes from the statement released by the state department and secretary clinton a little earlier. she says all the americans we lost in yesterday's attacks have made the ultimate sacrifice. we condemn this vicious and violent attack that took their lives which they had committed to helping the libyan people reach for a better future. america's diplomats and development experts stand on the front lines every day for our country. we are honored by the service each and every one of them gives. andrea mitchell. >> andrea mitchell at the state department. this is the first ambassador killed in the line of duty, andrea, since 1979. >> and, of course, that was in afghanistan. that's with the russian invasion of afghanistan, so this is an extraordinary occurrence, and it should be overlooked that three other ameri
in many ways he helped them achieve the liberation of moammar gadhafi so it is even more tragic that he was killed by this mob. >> richard engel reporting from cairo. just about to go to the state department. secretary clinton expected to speak any minutes. just a couple of other minutes from the statement released by the state department and secretary clinton a little earlier. she says all the americans we lost in yesterday's attacks have made the ultimate sacrifice. we condemn this...
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led a costly nato war to topple gadhafi, militants torched the complex and kied the first american ambassador is over 30 years. >> how could this happen in a country we helped liberate in a city we helped save from destruction? >> as the libyan president flew to benghazi to visit the destroyed consulate today, he said he deeply regretted the loss of life. >> we're doing our best to bring them to justice. >> the attack showed he does not have complete control of his country. in cairo where the united states turned its back on its old friend hosni mubarak, radicals are troying to destroy the embassy with running battles with riot police in tahrir square, tear gas and stones. it's ironic that with american diplomats inside the embassy who helped to give these demonstrators, these protestors a voice and allowed them to actually carry out this anti-american clashes that we're seeing right now. so what did washington think would happen if he won? as the new egyptian president morsi was campaigning to lead the world's biggest arab country in elections the u.s. supported, he used radical creatures to
led a costly nato war to topple gadhafi, militants torched the complex and kied the first american ambassador is over 30 years. >> how could this happen in a country we helped liberate in a city we helped save from destruction? >> as the libyan president flew to benghazi to visit the destroyed consulate today, he said he deeply regretted the loss of life. >> we're doing our best to bring them to justice. >> the attack showed he does not have complete control of his...
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this is one of the americans who had the biggest hand in helping unseat gadhafi and support the rebels and now to meet this fate, i very much hope that it doesn't disrupt what needs to be a very close partnership between the government of libya, the libyan people and the united states. >> my colleague, michael leiter, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> we'll be right back. nah. he's probably got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. they can bundle all your policies together. lot of paperwork. [ doug ] actually... [ voice of dennis ] an allstate agent can help do the switching and paperwork for you. well, it probably costs a lot. [ voice of dennis ] allstate can save you up to 30% more when you bundle. well, his dog's stupid. [ voice of dennis ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. ♪ bundle and save with an allstate agent. are you in good hands? the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all abou
this is one of the americans who had the biggest hand in helping unseat gadhafi and support the rebels and now to meet this fate, i very much hope that it doesn't disrupt what needs to be a very close partnership between the government of libya, the libyan people and the united states. >> my colleague, michael leiter, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> we'll be right back. nah. he's probably got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. they can bundle all your policies together....
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the problem that libya has always had is after gadhafi fell, all of these militias that have been running around the country never disarmed. and some of these militias are affiliated with al qaeda and one of these militias decided to carry out an attack against the consulate. now there does seem to be some tentative moves by the government and also just by the people of benghazi, to disarm some of these militias to try to disband them. if that's successful, and libya can findly move on from its revolutionary phase and become a normal government, then i think libya can have a very positive future. small country, big country but small population. lots of oil it has a lot of things going for it it just needs to disarm and start behaving a little better. >> richard engel in afghanistan for us this morning. can you watch more of richard's reporting along with our nbc news team reporting from the region all week long. katty kay, a lot of questions about this debate, this administration's handling of what is still in part a chaotic middle east transitioning. >> on the issue of libbia i'm not sur
the problem that libya has always had is after gadhafi fell, all of these militias that have been running around the country never disarmed. and some of these militias are affiliated with al qaeda and one of these militias decided to carry out an attack against the consulate. now there does seem to be some tentative moves by the government and also just by the people of benghazi, to disarm some of these militias to try to disband them. if that's successful, and libya can findly move on from its...
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the libyan city america helped free from the oppressive regime of moammar gadhafi. chris stevens was among the americans killed after protesters stormed the embassy last night. demonstrators also swarmed the u.s. embassy in cairo, scaling the walls and tearing apart the american flag. the attacks are believed to be in reaction to a obscure movie film in the u.s. by an israeli citizen one that ridicules islam and the prophet mohammed. today, flags at the capitol have been lowered to half mast and the president spoke earlier in the rose garden addressing the tragedy. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. since our founding, the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. but there is absolutely no justification to this type of senseless violence. none. >> not content to sit on the sidelines at a critical moment in his presidential campaign, governor mitt romney plunged himself into the middle of this developing crisis, sharply criticizi
the libyan city america helped free from the oppressive regime of moammar gadhafi. chris stevens was among the americans killed after protesters stormed the embassy last night. demonstrators also swarmed the u.s. embassy in cairo, scaling the walls and tearing apart the american flag. the attacks are believed to be in reaction to a obscure movie film in the u.s. by an israeli citizen one that ridicules islam and the prophet mohammed. today, flags at the capitol have been lowered to half mast...
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assassinated in that safe house and lured by the organization working with the united states to overturn gadhafi and police libya these last years but opened relationships with al qaeda and the darkest elements of the jihadists. there's suggestion ambassador stevens was murdered in revenge for the death of a libyan hero to the al qaeda forces al-libbi killed by a drone strike june 4th. >> john, what you're saying is round up the usual suspect, you're saying they have not really caught the perpetrators who killed ambassador stevens? >> the perpetrators are al qaeda and the jihadists of the uma. it's a vast organization. >> thank you for that. let me go to paul wulff wits, former deputy secretary of defense. thank you for coming back on the program. what's your take on this? president obama said no act of terror will go unpunished. he said we're going to bring them all to justice. what happens now? how do we bring them all to justice? >> clearly, we're talking about libya, it will happen with the cooperation of the libyans. one of the important things to put in context here, it's almost lost in ev
assassinated in that safe house and lured by the organization working with the united states to overturn gadhafi and police libya these last years but opened relationships with al qaeda and the darkest elements of the jihadists. there's suggestion ambassador stevens was murdered in revenge for the death of a libyan hero to the al qaeda forces al-libbi killed by a drone strike june 4th. >> john, what you're saying is round up the usual suspect, you're saying they have not really caught the...
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others said pro-gadhafi loyalists. trying the find out who did that and committed the murders in libya. and still, you know, trying to figure out how and why the timeline and happened in egypt and does seem to be that seen on the internet taken and whipped up by, you know, a very sort of frenzied and popular imam there and put on television. >> christiane amanpour, chief international correspondent for cnn, thank you so much. sleek new styling... sophisticated dual cockpit design, and sport sculpted seats. available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. the all-new 2013 chevrolet malibu. ♪ refined comfort to get you in a malibu state of mind no matter what state you live in. ♪ begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger
others said pro-gadhafi loyalists. trying the find out who did that and committed the murders in libya. and still, you know, trying to figure out how and why the timeline and happened in egypt and does seem to be that seen on the internet taken and whipped up by, you know, a very sort of frenzied and popular imam there and put on television. >> christiane amanpour, chief international correspondent for cnn, thank you so much. sleek new styling... sophisticated dual cockpit design, and...
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released a very important report which was about the collaboration between the cia m i six and the gadhafi regime in extraditing through the extraordinary rendition program several militants from across asia and africa they were brought to libya where they were tortured one of them mr bell hired became a major fight in the twenty eleven war against gadhafi and was then the emir of tripoli well mr bell hides in that report says when will there be an apology for me i was treated you know my form four month old pregnant my wife was pregnant or four months old she was chained she was brought into libya handed over to the gadhafi regime so what people like mr bell hard to understand is there is no accounting for the collaboration of agencies like the cia and m i six with the gadhafi regime there is no opening for them to have a conversation about the bombings during the need to war i mean these things are blocked naturally they're suspicious and now we're going to go off the coast of libya and drones flying over eastern libya that suspicion is only going to heighten you know the ability that yo
released a very important report which was about the collaboration between the cia m i six and the gadhafi regime in extraditing through the extraordinary rendition program several militants from across asia and africa they were brought to libya where they were tortured one of them mr bell hired became a major fight in the twenty eleven war against gadhafi and was then the emir of tripoli well mr bell hides in that report says when will there be an apology for me i was treated you know my form...
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they came in, supported 24e78 to get rid of gadhafi. that's great. there's a very strong pro-western sentiment in iraq, but they do feel that interest then waned ask that the central government there needs a lot of support. the sort of support we see in iraq and afghanistan, to give them that sort of security apparatus to control these sorts of elements. >> u.s. sources say they don't believe this was necessarily targeting the ambassador, the u.s. ambassador, and you have intelligence sources yourself saying they had expected something. what do you think was the purpose then of these attacks? >> to attack u.s. interests, and as a result of drone attacks on al qaeda, leaders in libya and elsewhere, yemen as well, this was an opportunity, if you like, to attack u.s. interests. you know, the consulate is more of a soft target than the embassy. this gave them perfect cover to do it, so, yeah, it's basically a response to drone attacks that have been taking out al qaeda leaders very effectively. do not be surprised to see more drone attacks in the days ah
they came in, supported 24e78 to get rid of gadhafi. that's great. there's a very strong pro-western sentiment in iraq, but they do feel that interest then waned ask that the central government there needs a lot of support. the sort of support we see in iraq and afghanistan, to give them that sort of security apparatus to control these sorts of elements. >> u.s. sources say they don't believe this was necessarily targeting the ambassador, the u.s. ambassador, and you have intelligence...
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was captured on that day breaking news out of libya reports that deposed the dictator moammar gadhafi is dead the libyan fighters say they have defeated the last forces loyal to more market off forty two years of terror seemingly ended just hours ago and there is the picture that is being circulated that is purported to be moammar gadhafi tripoli of celebration so what appears to be the end of a brutal era this is a huge day for the rebel forces the revolutionary forces in libya a huge day the end of a brutal era. do you think that you know what was communicated by the mainstream media here in the united states. you know did a good enough job in portraying what was actually happening on the ground there. really you just showed it just heard it every revolution has stages i mean look at the french revolution lasted thirty years from one bloody wave to another bloody way of every revolution in russia and in the middle east what we need to have been able to do was to locate those forces that are really ready to move liberal democracy as a really ready to move at least to some form of dem
was captured on that day breaking news out of libya reports that deposed the dictator moammar gadhafi is dead the libyan fighters say they have defeated the last forces loyal to more market off forty two years of terror seemingly ended just hours ago and there is the picture that is being circulated that is purported to be moammar gadhafi tripoli of celebration so what appears to be the end of a brutal era this is a huge day for the rebel forces the revolutionary forces in libya a huge day the...
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were hiding their faces the never know who the rebels were who was so desperate to overthrow colonel gadhafi and why we were told it was because of freedom but taking an honest look many of these men were terrorists here's asia times correspondent how they ask of our speaking on our t.v. last year. name is abdul hakim. and he is an al qaeda yes it he was struck by the cia after nine eleven he was friends with zarko when he was captured in mostly asian two thousand and three he will store turn in bangkok where i lived at the time you know one of those extremely rendition cia prisons in bangkok he was sent back to the libyans he made a deal with saif al islam in two thousand and nine he was released and now he's the military commander of trip. so again that's heavy escobar talking about this information for more than a year ago that a cia prisoner a former detainee at guantanamo bay headed a group the u.s. and its allies support it and by the way these issues are not new ones very similar ones were encountered in afghanistan back in one thousand nine hundred three when the west was celebrating
were hiding their faces the never know who the rebels were who was so desperate to overthrow colonel gadhafi and why we were told it was because of freedom but taking an honest look many of these men were terrorists here's asia times correspondent how they ask of our speaking on our t.v. last year. name is abdul hakim. and he is an al qaeda yes it he was struck by the cia after nine eleven he was friends with zarko when he was captured in mostly asian two thousand and three he will store turn...
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the secretary of state said he lost his life trying -- gadhafi. the secretary of state said he lost his life trying to build a better libya. >> this was an attack against shale and savage a -- against a small and savage group. >> reporter: he was an analyst who would joke with condoleezza rice about gadhafi's crush on her, an ambassador who would brew up a cappachino for senator john mccain. >> he's just a good california dude. >> reporter: matthew van dyke, the baltimore man who fought for the rebels in benghazi, says the vast majority of libyans love america for helping them win their freedom. >> people are really upset. they're really ashamed. shame is a big thing in islamic culture and they feel it deeply. >> reporter: there is an old saying in american politics that in america politics somes at the water he is edge but innocent in case. republican presidential nominee mitt romney blasted a statement out of the american embassy in cairo that criticized that anti- islam video. he said that the statement from the embassy was akin to appeasement
the secretary of state said he lost his life trying -- gadhafi. the secretary of state said he lost his life trying to build a better libya. >> this was an attack against shale and savage a -- against a small and savage group. >> reporter: he was an analyst who would joke with condoleezza rice about gadhafi's crush on her, an ambassador who would brew up a cappachino for senator john mccain. >> he's just a good california dude. >> reporter: matthew van dyke, the...
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moammar gadhafi didn't permit institutions, civil institutions. he ruled, he was an autocratic dictator. and we knew that. so when he was overthrown, the new government was going to need support, long-term support. they have their own money from oil. they needed help building civil institutions. >> sounds like ambassador stevens wanted to play an integral role in helping that support, the next chapter, if you will, of libya, and his life tragically cut short. fran townsend, thank you so much for calling in. if you get any more information call us back. listening to her speak i can't help but think of the images, our coverage of benghazi, really the birthplace of the revolution, the rebel movement, and here it is the same city in which the ambassador, who wanted to help libyans -- >> who played such a key role in that >> -- was killed. we're sitting on a bunch of shale gas. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be saf
moammar gadhafi didn't permit institutions, civil institutions. he ruled, he was an autocratic dictator. and we knew that. so when he was overthrown, the new government was going to need support, long-term support. they have their own money from oil. they needed help building civil institutions. >> sounds like ambassador stevens wanted to play an integral role in helping that support, the next chapter, if you will, of libya, and his life tragically cut short. fran townsend, thank you so...
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was restoring its ties to moammar gadhafi's regime. and he was so excited about this, you know, country that was really an enigma for so many years, to get in there and try and form relationships with the libyan people, after so many years, the u.s. had not had ties with the libyan people. and so, then, when he went back to benghazi as the envoy to the opposition, to the transitional national council, he really tapped in to that wide network of contact, and the tribes, libya's a very tribal society. many different groups, many different tribes. so he had contact throughout the whole country. not just in the civil society, but in the business community. he loved to entertain, and he loved to invite libyans over to his house, and so when they looked after the arab spring to appoint a new u.s. ambassador to libya, after the moammar gadhafi fell, really chris stevens was seen as the only person that could do it. his enthusiasm for libya really unparalleled. >> all right. elise labott live for us in washington. thank you for all of those de
was restoring its ties to moammar gadhafi's regime. and he was so excited about this, you know, country that was really an enigma for so many years, to get in there and try and form relationships with the libyan people, after so many years, the u.s. had not had ties with the libyan people. and so, then, when he went back to benghazi as the envoy to the opposition, to the transitional national council, he really tapped in to that wide network of contact, and the tribes, libya's a very tribal...
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two years under moammar gadhafi, then the liaison ambassador. >> and he worked hard to get rid of gadhafi through these rebels? >> absolutely. and he has reached out and he really knows the streets. the libyan people. in the same way he's known in every place i've ever known him, he has been one who has really been engaged. when he looks for what role the united states should play, listens to what the people on the ground are saying, not just -- >> and he was fluent in arabic, a career diplomat, spent 20 years in the foreign service and you knew him, so this is important. what would he want the united states to do towards libya in the aftermath of what has happened, this tragic killing of him and three of his colleagues? >> i think he'd say do not waiver, that the united states was on a course to try to help facilitate a very traumatic transition in many of these countries. he was doing things in trying to help establish the rule of law. helping disarm the militias, promoting the kind of development or access to technology and know-how so libya could build what is potentially a very rich
two years under moammar gadhafi, then the liaison ambassador. >> and he worked hard to get rid of gadhafi through these rebels? >> absolutely. and he has reached out and he really knows the streets. the libyan people. in the same way he's known in every place i've ever known him, he has been one who has really been engaged. when he looks for what role the united states should play, listens to what the people on the ground are saying, not just -- >> and he was fluent in arabic,...
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and european nations decided they would team up to live with the libyan rebels to get rid of gadhafi there was always this concern that there were elements in the libyan rebel forces who are much more radical who are much closer to al qaeda some of whom it fought with al qaeda some of whom have been leaders of al qaeda so the fact that there was that element was sort of known but played down during the period when gadhafi was under assault after his overthrow and killing there's continued to be a great deal of disorder inside the country were some of these radical elements have really competed to see if they can gain control and certainly in benghazi they have been that has been one of their strongholds causal friday after prez more anti-american protests are expected to take place and then in the muslim world how far do you think washington will go to protect the diplomats if they also come under attack again well there probably will be an effort to pull out as many as can be removed safely that's the usual strategy that the u.s. follows to minimize the harm that can happen but as w
and european nations decided they would team up to live with the libyan rebels to get rid of gadhafi there was always this concern that there were elements in the libyan rebel forces who are much more radical who are much closer to al qaeda some of whom it fought with al qaeda some of whom have been leaders of al qaeda so the fact that there was that element was sort of known but played down during the period when gadhafi was under assault after his overthrow and killing there's continued to be...
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i've been there when gadhafi was the leader and wrote a story about how gadhafi hung 11 students in the university square, and they were going to come after me, and one of the libyans told me, you better get out of the country, this is a dangerous place. and i was on the plane and saw the security guards and the military and police running down trying to stop the plane. whether it was for show or not, i don't know, but it's something i remember, and it's a potentially very violent place, situation. you know, they don't have the apparatus of government in lots of serious ways, so we get to watch. >> and the u.s. is obviously going to scale back its diplomatic presence in libya right now for good reasons. let me quickly get your thoughts on this little spat that's going on between prime minister netanyahu of israel and president obama. netanyahu's coming to the united states, was not invited to a meeting either in new york or washington. big deal, little deal, how do you see this? >> well, we just don't know because our back channel communications, obviously there is not a great deal of l
i've been there when gadhafi was the leader and wrote a story about how gadhafi hung 11 students in the university square, and they were going to come after me, and one of the libyans told me, you better get out of the country, this is a dangerous place. and i was on the plane and saw the security guards and the military and police running down trying to stop the plane. whether it was for show or not, i don't know, but it's something i remember, and it's a potentially very violent place,...
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was trying to restore its ties with the regime of gadhafi. and he was the head diplomat on the ground there. and then after the fall of gadhafi, he was sent as the envoy to the opposition. on the ground in benghazi with the rebels. that's where he was really the most happy, just trying to get this country working with this new government to be ready for the day after. and then after moammar gadhafi fell, he was really considered the only man for the job. he had such an affinity for libya. fluent arab speaker, really considered by everybody as one of the top diplomats of the state department. everyone speaking to friends and colleagues, really mourning his loss today. >> he wasn't on the job for very long, was he? >> he wasn't on the job as u.s. ambassador for very long. several months ago i attended his swearing in and secretary clinton swore him in. he has been working on libya for the the past five years, as i said, first as that envoy to the moammar gadhafi regime and then as the envoy to the transitional national council. really libya alw
was trying to restore its ties with the regime of gadhafi. and he was the head diplomat on the ground there. and then after the fall of gadhafi, he was sent as the envoy to the opposition. on the ground in benghazi with the rebels. that's where he was really the most happy, just trying to get this country working with this new government to be ready for the day after. and then after moammar gadhafi fell, he was really considered the only man for the job. he had such an affinity for libya....